Roberto Aguayo's time in Tampa has officially come to an end

Roberto Aguayo’s time in Tampa Bay has officially come to an end. The Bucs made the announcement Saturday morning after the sophomore kicker missed two of his kicks in Friday night’s preseason loss to the Bengals.

The news comes as no surprise after all eyes have been on Aguayo this offseason and general manager Jason Licht and the franchise made it clear that every kick counts and that his performance during the preseason was crucial to determining his future with the franchise.

The Buccaneers made a pretty shocking decision when they traded up for the former Florida State standout in the second round of last year’s draft. However, Aguayo did leave college as the most accurate kicker in college football which is why the decision did make sense at the time. But unfortunately, Aguayo failed to live up to expectations which resulted in him completing just 71 percent of his field goals, which was last in the NFL in field goal completions.

As a result, the Buccaneers brought veteran kicker Nick Folk in to provide Aguayo with some competition. Both players have spent the past few months battling for the starting job, and clearly Folk is the one the Bucs feel the most confident in moving forward which means Aguayo will now be packing up his bags and forced to begin his search for a new home and team to suit up for this season after just one full season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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